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Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, speaks as University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens Tuesday during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Harvard president apologizes for remarks on antisemitism

Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, speaks as University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens Tuesday during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill in Washington.

December 8, 2023, 5:02pm Nation & World

Harvard University’s president apologized as pressure mounted for the University of Pennsylvania’s president to resign over their testimony at a congressional hearing on antisemitism that critics from the White House on down say failed to demonstrate they would stand up to antisemitism on campus. Read story

Hunter Biden, Also faces firearm charges in Delaware

Criminal tax charges in Hunter Biden’s case rare

Hunter Biden, Also faces firearm charges in Delaware

December 8, 2023, 5:02pm Nation & World

Hunter Biden has been hit with new criminal charges in California accusing him of scheming to avoid paying his taxes while spending lavishly on everything from luxury hotels to escorts to exotic cars. Read story

FILE - Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. A federal appeals court is hearing arguments Monday, Nov. 20, on whether to reinstate a gag order against Donald Trump in the federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/J.

Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in Washington case but narrows restrictions on his speech

FILE - Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. A federal appeals court is hearing arguments Monday, Nov. 20, on whether to reinstate a gag order against Donald Trump in the federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/J.

December 8, 2023, 12:44pm Nation & World

A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday upheld a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case but narrowed the restrictions on his speech. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden&rsquo;s son, Hunter Biden, leaves after a court appearance, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. House Republicans are warning Hunter Biden that they will move to hold him in contempt of Congress if he doesn&rsquo;t appear this month for a closed-door deposition, raising the stakes in the growing standoff over testimony from President Joe Biden&rsquo;s son.

Hunter Biden is indicted on 9 tax charges, adding to gun charges in a special counsel investigation

FILE - President Joe Biden&rsquo;s son, Hunter Biden, leaves after a court appearance, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. House Republicans are warning Hunter Biden that they will move to hold him in contempt of Congress if he doesn&rsquo;t appear this month for a closed-door deposition, raising the stakes in the growing standoff over testimony from President Joe Biden&rsquo;s son.

December 8, 2023, 7:56am Latest News

Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the 2024 election. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 30, 2023, in Washington. Biden is heading to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2 billion in funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country. The money includes funding to spur work on high-speed, electric train routes that could one day link Nevada and California, as well as Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Biden is launching a Hollywood fundraising blitz to tap into star power with strikes over

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 30, 2023, in Washington. Biden is heading to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2 billion in funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country. The money includes funding to spur work on high-speed, electric train routes that could one day link Nevada and California, as well as Los Angeles and San Francisco.

December 8, 2023, 7:53am Nation & World

Here’s a Hollywood ending that President Joe Biden wants to bring to life: an incumbent facing tough polling numbers and questions about his advanced age overcomes a brash opponent to win a second term at the White House. Read story

FILE - Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, walks from Marine One upon arrival at Fort McNair, June 25, 2023, in Washington.

Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe

FILE - Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, walks from Marine One upon arrival at Fort McNair, June 25, 2023, in Washington.

December 7, 2023, 6:16pm Politics

Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of the president’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election. Read story

House GOP unveils resolution on Biden impeachment

December 7, 2023, 5:37pm Latest News

House Republicans on Thursday released an impeachment resolution that would formalize their inquiry into the business dealings of President Joe Biden and his family. Read story

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. That&#039;s according to court papers filed Thursday.

Trump appeals ruling rejecting immunity claim as window narrows to derail federal election case

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. That&#039;s according to court papers filed Thursday.

December 7, 2023, 11:50am Latest News

Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution as he runs out of time to delay or even derail an upcoming trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Read story

Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., cries while speaking alongside state legislators and faith leaders currently on hunger strike outside the White House to demand that President Joe Biden call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.

House votes to censure Democratic Rep. Bowman for pulling a fire alarm in a Capitol office building

Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., cries while speaking alongside state legislators and faith leaders currently on hunger strike outside the White House to demand that President Joe Biden call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.

December 7, 2023, 9:35am Politics

House members voted again Thursday to punish one of their own, targeting Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman for triggering a fire alarm in a U.S. Capitol office building when the chamber was in session. Read story

U.S. announces new weapons aid for Ukraine as Congress stalls on funding

December 6, 2023, 4:24pm Nation & World

The U.S. is sending a $175 million package of military aid to Ukraine, including guided missiles for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, anti-armor systems and high-speed anti-radiation missiles, the Pentagon and State Department announced on Wednesday. Read story